
Release Date:
September 14, 2007 (limited; 700+ theaters: Sept. 21)
Studio:
Columbia Pictures
Director:
Julie Taymor
Screenwriter:
Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Starring:
Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Max Carrigan, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio
Genre:
Musical, Romance
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 (for some drug content, nudity, sexuality, violence and language)
Official Website:
AcrosstheUniverse.com
Review:
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DVD Review:
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DVD:
Blu-ray Disc | DVD (2-Disc Deluxe Edition)
Movie Poster:
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Plot Summary:
At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, Revolution Studios' "Across the Universe" is an original movie musical springing from the imagination of renowned director Julie Taymor ("Frida," "Titus," and the Broadway smash hit musical "The Lion King") and writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais ("The Commitments").
A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. The star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with "Dr. Robert" (Bono) and "Mr. Kite" (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy – against all odds – to find their own way back to each other.
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2 Music Videos (8.12.07):
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Clip 1 - 'Hey Jude' (8.22.07):
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Clip 2 - 'Revolution' (8.22.07):
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Clip 3 - 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' (8.22.07):
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Clip 4 - 'Do It in the Road' (8.22.07):
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Clip 5 - 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps (9.12.07):
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Clip 6 - 'Being for the Benefit of Mr Kit' (9.12.07):
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5 Clips (9.18.07):
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